Monday, April 12, 2010

Phyllo Pizza with Vegetables and Cheese


It was my first experience with Phyllo dough and guess what, I loved it!! I thought using Phyllo dough for pizza was a great idea! The lightness of the dough actually made me appreciate the other flavors of the vegetables and the cheese. I had never used feta cheese on a pizza before but I really enjoyed the taste along with Mozzarella and Parmesan.


Phyllo Pizza with Vegetables and Cheese
This recipe was inspired from "My Recipes" but my recipe is a little different. If you'd like to check out the original recipe with cheese stuffed crust, please check out the link.

Ingredients:
1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella
1/2  cup  (2 ounces) finely crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
1/4  cup  (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
1  tablespoon  chopped fresh oregano
1/4  teaspoon  salt
1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
10  (18 x 14–inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
Cooking spray (butter flavored)
1/2 red bell pepper, cut in thin rings
3-4 brown mushrooms, sliced
1  cups  thinly sliced plum tomato
1/3  cup  thinly sliced green onions
1/4  cup  fresh basil leaves
    Directions:

    1. Preheat oven to 375°.

    2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl.

    3. Using one sheet at a time (cover remaining dough to keep from drying), place phyllo sheet on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Coat each phyllo sheet with cooking spray. Repeat with the remaining sheets for more layers of phyllo. Coat top phyllo sheet with cooking spray; sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture. Arrange tomato slices on top of cheese, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with bell pepper, mushrooms and onions and the remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with basil leaves. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until golden.

     

    44 comments:

    1. Wow!! phyllo pizza looks so yummy. Sure it would be deadly with cherry tomatoes and cheese topping...

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    2. Pizza with phyllo sheet sounds truly delicious and quick to prepare..fabulous toppings..

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    3. Looks very crunchy and delicious...mmm

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    4. Interesting phyllo sheet, haven't tried this before....will be on the look out for it!

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    5. looks creamy with cheese and delicious

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    6. Great! The crunch will be so addictive.

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    7. interesting to do pizza with phyllo sheets, would be so crispy and looks beautiful

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    8. Because of the thinness pizza looks very crunchy and delicious.

      Hamaree Rasoi

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    9. great idea! the crust is super crispy :)

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    10. Very Gourmet-like. Looking too good! Thanks for sharing the post!

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    11. The Phylo pizza is everywhere all of sudden. Is it national phylo month or something ;-)

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    12. Looks great Sook! I can't believe I never thought of using phyllo dough for pizza before!

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    13. I am a huge fan of using phyllo dough, but actually have never used it for a pizza. Yours looks like it turned out perfect :-)

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    14. wow pizza looks so yummy. never tried wth phyllo. will gv it a try.. .

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    15. Woo...I love this. Very crispy!

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    16. Great idea to use phyllo dough to make pizza - sounds super delicious!

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    17. Never thought to use phyllo like this, what a great idea! Would be especially good as an appetizer, I think.

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    18. I love to use phyllo for pizza crust, it makes it into something special :) and I agree, you really are able to taste the veggies that way. delicious!! your pix are beautiful Sook!

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    19. Sook,

      Phyllo pizza crust sound interesting. I need to make it some time.

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    20. Phyllo pizza sounds just light, crunchy and tasty!

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    21. Looks great! I never would have thought to use the phyllo for this.

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    22. What a cool idea for pizza, I bet you cant get a more crunchy crust than this!
      *kisses* HH

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    23. That IS a fantastic idea, I want to try this this weekend!

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    24. This looks yummy! Thanks for sharing :)

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    25. I love the way your crust looks! I want to try some phyllo pizza now.

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    26. WOW! Looks so good; a different way of using phyllo for me; love it.
      Rita

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    27. I'm so afraid of phyllo. I better hurry up and learn. This pizza looks oh so good!!!

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    28. Mmm, I love anything made with phyllo dough. What a great idea, Sook!

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    29. hey sook! what a creative way to make pizza! never would've thought phyllo dough would be a good crust - but it's thin, flaky, and crunchy. did you notice if it made the crust soggy with all of the toppings?

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    30. What a good idea to use phyllo for pizza! Love the cheeses too. So delicious!

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    31. Sook

      Thanks for giving me a great idea! Next time I have some leftover phyllo from making baklava, I will make your pizza!

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    32. yumm , looks very tempting, nice and lite

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    33. It looks crispy and delicious.
      Mimi

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    34. What a fun idea using the phyllo. I can imagine the texture was incredible and the buttery flavor really kicked up the toppings. Another great recipe, Sook!

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    35. I've never seen pizza on the phyllo dough before, but I think it's genius! Crispy and buttery, but light and delicious at the same time. Hooray!

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    36. Such a great way of using filo pastry! I can actually hear the crunch! :)

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    37. I love thin crust pizza...and this is the best crust idea I have seen...I will try this one soon!

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    38. I love this idea! Would be great for dinner parties.

      You have a great blog. Your photos are clean and the food looks great! I don't eat any fish or seafood, but I must say your dishes with those proteins looks very good! Maybe you will inspire me one day to eat such protein. ;)

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    39. Sook you are so clever for thinking of doing a phyllo pizza -- I am a thin crust girl so this looks amazing. Also seeing that phyllo is also healthy, it makes this dish in my book PERFECT! very nice :)

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    40. A different and delicious way to use phyllo dough. Very clever!

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    41. nice one.....pizza loks absolutely delicious...love phyllo in any form

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